With renovations complete, on April 17, the Frick Collection will allow public for the first time since March 2020.
The Frick Collection, one of the oldest New York museums, closed down in March 2020 for much-needed renovations. The entire renovation cost $220 million. An additional $110 million cost was incurred for other operations, including moving the collection to a different location. Most of the museum’s collection was moved to the nearby Breuer Building. Few works – like the 6-foot sculpture Diana The Huntress (1776-95) – which were deemed too fragile were left intact. After 5 years, the museum is finally set to reopen on April 17th to the general public.
However, the early reviews are not too impressed by the renovation – or, according to some, the lack thereof. Many were unable to find any noticeable differences at the newly renovated premise. The first floor remains virtually unchanged, while the second floor finally boasts of some (and only some) changes. But it might be by design as well; the old Frick Collection is notorious for being unwelcoming of change. The reason why the museum was in dire need of renovation was because of how few it has had in its 90-year-old history.
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The Frick Collection was founded in 1935 to host the art collection of late industrialist Henry Clay Frick. Frick first started collecting art in 1881 and continued to do so until his death in 1919. The museum is located in the Upper East Side of New York. Houses in a luxurious mansion, the museum boasts Victorian-era interiors decorated with works by the Old Masters.
